Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 question

Hank_Marvin · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:12

hi, quick question. what type of optical out connection does it take? not to clued up on optical connections so help would be great.

thanks

GI_Biochip · 12 Jun 2008 at 09:32

toslink

Hank_Marvin · 12 Jun 2008 at 09:59

excellent, just what i wanted to hear

Hank_Marvin · 12 Jun 2008 at 10:09

can any1 point me in the direction of some ace 5.1 7.1 speaker systems that will connect to the Xonar with optical? cheers

smelf1 · 13 Jun 2008 at 12:27

i use the Logitech Z5500 Digital with the xi-fi but have just received my Xonar D2x today and they have an optical port.

bledd · 13 Jun 2008 at 13:05

awesome speakers, def worth the £180

postmanfw · 13 Jun 2008 at 19:08

bledd. said:
awesome speakers, def worth the £180

Agreed

using them just now with onborad and they sound good (to me at least!) should sound even better when i get a half decent sound card.

Word of warning though....you will fall out with your wife/girlfriend (women just dont understand) and also the neighbours. Wondering how long before the police come to my door. They put a smile on your face though trust me

edit ...oh andf dont forget the fuse problem!!! Just switch off at wall ONLY and never at the rear of sub!!! Plus make sure control center is of at the time

smelf1 · 13 Jun 2008 at 21:08

aagh finally good crackly free sound, just installed my new Asus xonar D2X and it sounds sweet through the z5500's. And you get a lot of extras with this card.

Hank_Marvin · 16 Jun 2008 at 14:14

sounds promising, i'll check them out. and maybe i will have some questions. cheers

Hank_Marvin · 16 Jun 2008 at 23:35

right so for example i have

xonar > z5500 so toslink to connect together

but I also want

sony 32w4000 > z5500

is it possible to do without switching whats plugged into z5500 everytime you want to listen to pc sound then tv sound?

hope you understand

o and btw these are the connections of the tv

Connectors

Digital Audio Output (optical)
YES

HDMI™ 1
YES

HDMI™ 2
YES

HDMI™ 3
YES

HDMI™ PC Signal Capability
YES

PC Input (15pin D-Sub) + Audio In
YES

Component 1
YES

Composite Video In
YES

USB 2.0 Input
YES

MiniJack (Head/Earphone) (mm)
3.5

PCMCIA Card Slot
YES

RCA Audio Out
YES

RF In
YES

Scart 1
YES (RGB)

Scart 2
YES (RGB)

BRAVIA Sync
YES

so you can see it has digital optical out

thanks

Hank_Marvin · 16 Jun 2008 at 23:59

or would the tv actually go

optical out > toslink cable > xonar optical in then > xonar optical out > toslink cable > optical in z5500

therefore not needing a splitter type device untill i add a dvd player/console

not sure if this is a long way about way or not

look forward to advice

thanks